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Hi all,

Looking for some suggestions on how to cut down on RI in a rack system.

temps 88-89
32 quart tubs
holes drilled in tubs for ventilation
paper towel as substrate
water bowl in each enclosure

Battling constant RI with juvenile to young adult BPs.

Any recommendations would be great.

Thanks in advance.
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1.0.0 albino ball python
1.0.0 granite ball python
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1.0.0 het pied ball python
2.0.0 borneo blood python
1.2.0 sumatran blood python
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1.0.0 african rock python
0.1.0 albino burmese python
1.0.0 redtail boa
1.0.0 bearded dragon
1.0.0 leopard gecko
2.2.0 cats
1.1.0 cockatiels
0.1.0 bipedal companion

what humidity? maybe theres too much? maybe not enough?
thats all i can think to add.

do you take said infected snakes to the vet? perhaps they need to go see the vet and get proper meds so they dont keep spreading it around. maybe quarantine those that are sick until they are better.

*shrug* dunno...hope they get better ...take care
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Sounds to me like you may be knocking it back but not getting rid of it. Take them to a competent herp vet for a swab to find out what they've got and what will kill it. A regular vet might just prescribe Baytril and that might not work expecially if it's been in them for some time.

Once on meds you'll need to keep them on a paper substrate that you can change frequently and clean and disinfect their tubs, and racks often (everyday) especially if they are bubbly or coughing. Take care not to cross contaminate, use hand sanitizer between each snake clean (or change) any tools you might use between tubs and raise the temps up a bit while they are on meds and don't forget to use all the meds even if it seems like the snakes are better.

Good luck.
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